"Answers to Questions About the Last Days," lecture from the 2009 "Keep on the Watch!" District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses. The first question is: "Why have some of Jehovah's Witnesses entertained wrong expectations about dates?" The reply states that "some" Witnesses falsely made predictions for some dates (such as the years 1925 and 1975), but fails to note that those Witnesses made predictions for these years because of what they read in...
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"The School of the Prophets," published in 1922. This was a public speech training manual used by members of the International Bible Students (now known as Jehovah's Witnesses). It is referred to on page 247 of the book Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers Of God's Kingdom.
Topics: Jehovah's Witnesses, Watchtower, Watch Tower, Eschatology, Predictions for 1925, Great Pyramid,...
The Way to Paradise by W.E. Van Amburgh, Secretary-Treasurer of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. Contains introduction by J.F. Rutherford (2nd President of the Watchtower Society) and was published in 1924. Issued as a book of instruction for children of the Bible Students (now known as Jehovah's Witnesses).
Topics: Watch Tower, Watchtower, Jehovah's Witnesses, W.E. Van Amburgh, J.F. Rutherford, Predictions for...
Life by Judge J.F. Rutherford (1929). Book written by the 2nd president of the Watchtower Society promoting Zionism. Explains that the years 1914 and 1925 were marked years in biblical chronology for the return of favor to the nation of Israel. In 1931, Rutherford gave the movement the name Jehovah's Witnesses. PDF format is searchable and bookmarked.
Topics: Jehovah's Witnesses, Watchtower, Watch Tower, Judge Rutherford, J.F. Rutherford, Zionism,...
Millions Now Living Will Never Die. Book written by J.F. Rutherford, 2nd president of the Watch Tower Society (currently the parent organization of Jehovah's Witnesses). Published in 1920 by the International Bible Students Association. This is a compact PDF version.
Topics: Jehovah's Witnesses, Watch Tower, Watchtower, Charles Taze Russell, J.F. Rutherford, International...
"Wake Up!" Anti-Jehovah's Witness tract anonymously produced and distributed. Contains articles "They Shall Know That A Prophet Was Among Them," "Why Are You Looking Forward to 1975?", "The Word -- Who Is He? According To John." Permission to distribute on Internet granted November 15, 2010.
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Various newsclippings from the "Millions Now Living Will Never Die" campaign (1917-1925) by the International Bible Students (now known as Jehovah's Witnesses), then led by J.F. Rutherford, president of the Watchtower Society.
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Book written by J.F. Rutherford, 2nd president of the Watch Tower Society (currently the parent organization of Jehovah's Witnesses). Published in 1920 by the International Bible Students Association.
Topics: Jehovah's Witnesses, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Watch Tower, Joseph Franklin Rutherford,...
"Comfort for the Jews," written by J.F. Rutherford in 1925. Rutherford was president of the Watchtower Society (Jehovah's Witnesses) from 1917-1942 and supported Zionism up until 1932. In this book Rutherford taught that the years 1914 and 1925 were marked in the Bible as indicating the return of favor to the Jewish people. Contains report by A.H. Macmillan who visited Palestine at Rutherford's request.
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December 31, 1924 Golden Age magazine. Published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (Jehovah's Witnesses). The Golden Age was published from 1919-1937 and was succeeded by Consolation and is now published as Awake! This magazine contained a special article entitled "A Bible For the Scientist," by William E. Van Amburgh, Secretary-Treasurer of the Watch Tower Society.
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The February 15, 1925 issue of The Watchtower, published by the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society (now known as Jehovah's Witnesses). Contains a lengthy article entitled "The Year of Jubilee" explaining the prophetic significance of the year 1925 and the hopes of the International Bible Students for that year.
Topics: Jehovah's Witnesses, Watchtower, Watch Tower, Charles Taze Russell, J.F. Rutherford, Millions Now...
The Seven Thunders of Millennial Dawn. Critique of teachings of Charles Taze Russell and J.F. Rutherford. Russell wrote "Studies in the Scriptures" and Rutherford wrote "Millions Now Living Will Never Die." Both were presidents of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, now known as Jehovah's Witnesses.
Topics: Millennial Dawn, Studies in the Scriptures, Charles Taze Russell, J.F. Rutherford, Watchtower,...
These 1922 Watch Tower articles present acceptance of the Watchtower Society's chronological structure associated with 1874, 1878, 1910, 1914 and 1918 as a test of loyalty. The Watch Tower magazine reasons that when Cyrus started his reign in 536 BCE, he issued the edict that enabled Jews to return home in that same year. From that date these articles, as did Russell, use the "seventy years of captivity" to calculate the destruction of Jerusalem at 606 BCE. They then use the...
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"Witnesses of Jehovah: An Expose of What Jehovah's Witnesses Believe." This book provides documentation for the movie: "Witnesses of Jehovah." Permission to distribute on the Internet granted by the authors on September 10, 2008 provided the work is distributed freely with no changes in text.
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Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, all magazine issues from 1910-1919. Issues from 1910 to 1916 were edited by Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916), first president of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Issues from 1917-1919 were edited by an editorial board created as part of Russell's Will. This period covers a critical time among the International Bible Students Association (which had been founded by Russell). The members had many eschatological expectations for the years 1910,...
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"Time in Which We Are Now Interested," lecture given by Frederick W. Franz on February 5, 1975 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. This was a special lecture given by Fred Franz (then Vice President of the Watchtower Society and one of the main theologians of Jehovah's Witnesses at that time) on the 6,000 year chronology that pointed to the year 1975 as a special year marked in Bible prophecy. At 50:50 minutes, Franz explains that the expected events for 1975...
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